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2 Apr 2024

Historic sexual assaults in Swindon sentenced for 22 years – Jacinta Stringer prosecuted for the Crown

Jacinta Stringer prosecuted Timothy Darch, who was sentenced to 22 years after being found guilty of four counts of raping a boy under the...

28 Mar 2024

Driver in aggravated burglary conspiracy found guilty after trial and sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment – John Lloyd-Richards led Matilda Robinson-Murphy for the Crown

Niall Patrick was found guilty following trial of being the driver of a Seat Leon for an organised crime group which sought to target...

22 Mar 2024

Easter 2024

2KBW Chambers will close for Easter on Thursday 28th March 2024 at 18:00 and will re-open at 09:00 on Tuesday 2nd April 2024.

21 Mar 2024

Steven Perian KC to deliver keynote speech at KPUM Law Career Convention on Sunday 24th March 2024

Steven Perian KC has been invited to deliver the opening keynote for the Law Career Convention's theme of The Legal Mosaic: Nurturing Diversity, Fostering...

21 Mar 2024

‘Church gardening’ excuse for carrying an axe around Southsea rejected by jury

Matthew Parris prosecuted a bladed article trial where the defendant argued he had a reasonable excuse for carrying an axe in public. An agitated...

20 Mar 2024

Bristol drugs gang jailed for 35 years – Rebecca Austin led Philip Allman for the Crown

The gang supplied millions of pounds worth of cocaine. The investigation was led by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) using data...

20 Mar 2024

Drugs Supply Gang jailed for 56 years – Rebecca Austin led Kaj Scarsbrook for the Crown

A Bristol gang who led a £4.5 million cocaine conspiracy and supplied more than 130 kilos of cocaine across the South West has been...

20 Mar 2024

Deliveroo Driver bit off Customers Thumb – Rebecca Austin prosecuted for the Crown

Jenniffer Rocha, 35, a food delivery driver, bit off a customer’s thumb during an altercation.  She pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Rocha...

19 Mar 2024

Pupils appointed Grade 1 on CPS Panel

Congratulations to our pupils, Jack Furness, Lily Hines, and Jackalyn Chan who have all received their CPS Level 1 accreditations.  They are all on...

19 Mar 2024

Hampshire PC who lied about being attacked sentenced – Rebecca Austin led Kaj Scarsbrook for the Crown

Nadia Thurley, 29, was found guilty after trial of Perverting the Course of Justice after lying about being repeatedly attacked by a fictitious ex-boyfriend. ...

18 Mar 2024

Kaj Scarsbrook secures acquittal in historic rape case

Following a trial at Gloucester Crown Court, Kaj’s client was acquitted of two historic sex offences said to have occurred in the late 2000’s....

15 Mar 2024

A disbarred barrister who posted grossly offensive antisemitic material online has been sentenced – Philip Allman prosecuted for the Crown

Between May 2021 and April 2022, Ian Robert Millard persistently posted about his hatred of Jewish people online, while claiming he was simply exercising...

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